committees and the work in the delegations, Ertug co-chairs the EP Turkey Forum, a cross-party group of more than 70 MEPs. Their aim is to closely monitor the EU-Turkey accession negotiations as well as promote the Turkish-European relations through informatory events and cultural exchange. He is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. Other activities European Logistics Platform, Member of the Advisory Board German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member Greenpeace, Member German Worker's Welfare Association (AWO), Member Mobifair, Member Rail Forum Europe, Member Ertug also supports “Gemeinsam leben und lernen in Europa e.V.” and the German coalition for action against racism, “Bunt statt braun”. Furthermore, he is a mentor of the program “school without racism” for the Franz-Xaver-von-Schönwerth middle school Amberg. Controversy In a letter to President of the European Parliament David Sassoli in late 2019, Ertug and Karima Delli asked the Parliament to sanction Angel Dzhambazki on the grounds he made xenophobic remarks about them and thereby breached the legislature's code of conduct. References External links Website of Ismail Ertug Ismail Ertug's profile on the European Parliament's homepage Living people 1975 births German people of Turkish descent German politicians of Turkish descent Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 MEPs for Germany 2019–2024